H light problem

Tyler Jackson · Aug 6, 2010

Just when I thought I was done restoring I run into a problem with the lights. the front left light works but the right didn"t so I figured it was the ground. I took the mount off the light bar and sanded both down to bare metal then put everything back together and wouldn"t you know it neither light worked. I know it"s not electrical because I can move the light and wire to the back mount and they work fine. anybody have any thoughts?

Wayne in MN · Aug 6, 2010

The wire to the right light is not working??
Take a test light (or the left light) & test.

Harold Evans · Aug 6, 2010

This sounds like a grounding problem to me. Can you take a test wire and run it from the light to the grounded post on the battery? If this fixes the problem, then simply run a dedicated ground wire from your lights to a good spot on or near the battery. I recently did this on one of my tractors where I was having intermittent problems and now everything is very stable.

When we expect a good ground to run through rusted and loose connections from one end of the tractor to the other, we are asking for trouble. Good luck and please report back on what the problem was after you've solved it.

Janicholson · Aug 7, 2010

Use a piece of solid copper wire (12 gauge stiff) and bridge across each connection from the light bar to the bulb ground side. This process will find the faulty ground. The components that touch the light bar where it is sanded are now not making contact with the shell, or the internal connection to the bulb ground. Shiny is the answer, then some LPS corrosion inhibitor spray. Jim

H light problem

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